The Ashcombe School
Academy converter in Dorking, RH4 1LY, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,533 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.42 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Surrey school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 3.42 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
The Ashcombe School: 3.42 miles, 2026/27 Powell Corderoy Primary School: 4.19 miles, 2026/27, published by Surrey
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When The Ashcombe School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Surrey. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Surrey, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where The Ashcombe School and Powell Corderoy Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Powell Corderoy Primary School admitted from 4.19 miles in 2026/27, published by Surrey. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is RH4 at £355,000; the dearest shown, RH3, £650,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From The Ashcombe School | From Powell Corderoy Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 | Mole Valley | 0.7 mi | 0.5 mi | £355,000 80 sales |
| RH5 | Mole Valley | 3.4 mi | 2.4 mi | £480,000 17 sales |
| RH3 | Mole Valley | 2.3 mi | 2.9 mi | £650,000 46 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to The Ashcombe School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.1 mi 2026/27 | 0.7 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.43 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 4.19 mi 2026/27 | 1.1 mi |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.85 mi 2026/27 | 1.5 mi |
| North Downs Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.91 mi 2026/27 | 2.0 mi |
| Great Bookham School Both in reach | Primary | 2.48 mi 2026/27 | 3.4 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,533 pupils in 1,476 places (104% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 27 June 2024. Ungraded inspection, June 2024: school remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | 57.1 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | +0.18 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to The Ashcombe School
| Girls and boys | 46.2% girls, 53.8% boys |
| English as an additional language | 6.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 10.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where The Ashcombe School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 53.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 22.9% |
| Further education college | 15.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.0% |
| Employment | 1.3% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 1.7% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of The Ashcombe School
Cheapest district inside the 3.42 miles: RH4, median £355,000. Dearest: RH3, £650,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 | Mole Valley | 0.7 mi | £355,000 80 sales |
| RH5 | Mole Valley | 3.4 mi | £480,000 17 sales |
| RH3 | Mole Valley | 2.3 mi | £650,000 46 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.42 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to The Ashcombe School by bus
Best-served stop: Deepdene Avenue, 0.3 mi away, with 6.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:53, last 00:43 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorking Railway Station | 0.2 mi | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 465, 21 |
| London Road | 0.2 mi | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 |
| London Road | 0.2 mi | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for The Ashcombe School?
The Ashcombe School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 3.42 miles away, per Surrey.
How close do I need to live to get a place at The Ashcombe School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.42 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 104% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near The Ashcombe School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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